"Monday morning apocalypse" CD by Evergrey

by Matthias Mineur (25.03.2006) Evergrey want to know it: for much too long, the Scandinavians remained without a far reaching success, for too long they have become known for artistically great music that is commercially only on an average level. Consequently, the Evergrey musicians left the producer's chair for the first time in their career and gave it to an outside team: Sanken Sandquist and Stefan Glaumann who earned their merits with Rammstein, Bon Jovi or Def Leppard. This enhanced focus on heavy sounds goes hand in hand with a stylistic change: the songs on “Monday morning apocalypse“ are straighter and rougher than ever. That perfectly fits the expressive vocals of singer Tom S. Englund and harmonises with his lyrics dealing with the risks of daily like.